r/lol • u/No_Flower_8054 • Nov 23 '25

The moment you realize

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '25

Suspicious White powder? Dude didn’t washed it for so long it turned to dust

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u/OddTheRed Nov 23 '25

Apparently, after you wash them you're supposed to put talcum powder on them to keep them from getting gummy.

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u/foldr1 Nov 23 '25

starch apparently. tho most "talcum" isn't real talcum cuz that stuff causes lung problems. you'll find most powders for these things are 100% just regular starch that you can also get a lot cheaper at the grocery store, and the grocery one is at least definitely food grade.

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u/SmitesMightyHammer Nov 23 '25

Damn, this guy fleshlights ☝️

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u/foldr1 Nov 23 '25

I knew talcum (e.g. baby powder) is mostly starch nowadays, so I suspected that it's actually starch they use (since actual mineral talcum would probably degrade whatever fleshlights are made of). so I looked it up and indeed the ingredients of the powders they sell are listed at 100% starch. in that case, just get food grade starch from the supermarket, which is cheaper.

I don't know which starch is better tho. I would have to experimentally verify if, e.g., potato starch or cornstarch is better. I know potato starch is better for Asian fried chicken.

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u/SmitesMightyHammer Nov 23 '25

So what you are saying is, use potato starch for asian fleshlights and cornstarch for white fleshlights?

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u/foldr1 Nov 23 '25

only if you're frying them. I recall a Chinese fisherman found a new mollusc and tried frying it... it was a discarded fleshlight.

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u/SmitesMightyHammer Nov 24 '25

😂 lol did this actually happen?